The Ballon d’Or people don drop the 30-man shortlist for the 2025 Men’s Ballon d’Or, and omo the names full ground well well! Na the best ballers wey don scatter pitch this past year — both for club and country — dem carry enter this list.
Top men like Jude Bellingham, Kylian Mbappé, Erling Haaland, Vinicius Jr., and Harry Kane dey lead the pack. All of dem don run mad seasons wey make dem shine pass generator.
Dem still add OGs like Mohamed Salah, Robert Lewandowski, and Virgil van Dijk, as dem still dey show say old soldier no dey die for ball. But na the young bloods like Lamine Yamal, Joao Neves, and Cole Palmer wey dey ginger plenty fans — say the future of ball dey secure.
Other correct names wey enter na people like Alexis Mac Allister, Désiré Doué, Scott McTominay, Raphinha, Florian Wirtz, Declan Rice, Achraf Hakimi, and Pedri — all of dem show why dem deserve this big nod.
As we sabi, Ballon d’Or na the number one individual award for world football. E dey recognize talent wey no be play play, consistency wey no shake, and players wey dey influence the game worldwide.
Who go carry am this year? Na the big question. The winner go chop the crown for the Ballon d’Or ceremony wey go happen later this year.
FULL LIST OF 2025 NOMINEES:
- Jude Bellingham
- Ousmane Dembélé
- Gianluigi Donnarumma
- Désiré Doué
- Denzel Dumfries
- Serhou Guirassy
- Viktor Gyökeres
- Erling Haaland
- Achraf Hakimi
- Harry Kane
- Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
- Robert Lewandowski
- Alexis Mac Allister
- Lautaro Martinez
- Kylian Mbappé
- Scott McTominay
- Nuno Mendes
- Joao Neves
- Michael Olise
- Cole Palmer
- Pedri
- Raphinha
- Declan Rice
- Fabian Ruiz
- Mohamed Salah
- Virgil van Dijk
- Vinicius Jr.
- Vitinha
- Florian Wirtz
- Lamine Yamal
Na so e be o. Who you dey back? Drop your hot takes for comment make we yan!
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